Weekend General Reporter

Weekend General Assignment Reporter

• Job : 11564
• Location
  :
  Portland, Oregon, United States
• Postal Code
  : 97219
• Job Category
  :
  Online | New Media, Radio
• Employment Type
  :
  Full time
• Salary
  : 34-37 USD per hour
• Posted
  : 03.02.2026

OPB is a leader in public media, serving diverse communities of the Northwest with fact‑based, in‑depth news and information about politics, the environment, science, arts, history, and cultures, business, education and more. Powered by the generous support of members, OPB seeks out a variety of voices in our communities and lifts up authentic stories of the people, places, events and issues of the region, providing context and a deeper understanding.

OPB’s independent journalism and programs are available on opb.org
, on OPB Radio and OPB TV.

OPB is seeking a voracious reporter to stay on top of breaking news on the weekends! This reporter will be a self‑starter and multitasking expert who will contribute written, audio, and occasionally visual content on breaking news and enterprise stories on the weekends, and serve as a general assignment reporter Wednesday through Friday. The ideal candidate for this role will not only produce exemplary reporting for OPB's website, digital platforms, and radio magazines, but will successfully organize and communicate these stories to weekday colleagues for strong continued coverage early in the week.

The Weekend General Assignment Reporter covers breaking news and general assignment stories for OPB on a variety of topics and develops strong enterprise off the news as time allows. The bulk of this reporter‑producer’s news gathering efforts will focus on responding to breaking news and creating content for OPB’s weekend audiences. In any given shift, this reporter‑producer should expect to produce and file radio actualities, write text stories for a digital audience, and may be tasked with shooting digital video.

The person in this role may also be called on to produce interviews for hosts on radio broadcast shows Morning Edition, All Things Considered or Weekend Edition, particularly on news topics that develop on weekends. This position involves daily research, writing, online filing, photography, voicing, and production.

• 60% - Reports, writes and produces breaking and enterprise news stories on multiple platforms, including audio and digital and possibly video. Other duties include scheduling and conducting interviews and planning future news coverage related to the weekend beat, recording and editing material using digital audio tools, using social media for information gathering and engagement, and taking photos. This position, along with all reporters, will use OPB’s content and media asset management systems as required for collaboration across the department.
• 20% - Produce interviews for hosts on radio broadcast shows Morning Edition, All Things Considered or Weekend Edition. This would require finding and lining up guests, writing scripts, and producing digital stories out of the conversations.
• 10% - Plan for weekend coverage alongside the Weekend Editor in mid‑week news meeting. Research and pitch stories that could yield strong weekend dailies in the absence of breaking news. Proactively plan for up to 2 weeks ahead.
• 10% - Participate in local news programming by appearing as a guest on shows like Morning Edition, “Think Out Loud®” and All Things Considered and podcasts such as “OPB Politics Now,” doing stand‑ups for vertical news video, or being debriefed by an on‑air host. Support efforts to include other local voices in OPB’s on‑air programming.

• Work environment:
  The reporter will divide time between an office/studio and field work as needed for news gathering, which may include travel to remote locations, reporting on protests in the field, working evenings and weekends, and possibly working in inclement weather. Members of the OPB news team are expected to work in the office several days a week.
• Schedule:
  
  The work schedule for this full‑time role is Wednesday through Sunday. Evenings may be required.
• Physical demands:
  Lifting and carrying equipment up to 10 pounds is…